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AG: Cow head protestors will be charged in court

“I have decided to charge those who carried and spoke while stepping on the cow head under Sect 4 (1) of the Sedition Act alternatively Section 298 of the Penal Code.

“They as well the other demonstrators will also face another charge under section 27 (5) of the Police Act for illegal assembly,”

Those charged under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act are liable to a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or jail terms of not more than three years or both, while under Section 298 of the Penal Code, offenders can be jailed up to a year and/or fined.

For illegal assembly, the punishment is a fine of between RM2,000 and RM10,000 and a jail term of up to one year.

Attorney General Tan Sri Gani Patail